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Speakers upgrade
Hello everyone.
I just bought the GLC300 Coupe. I didnt like the sound system, not the stock nor the Burmeister too.
Did someone the speakers upgrade? im a live concert music fan (as Yanni, Dream theatre, Spyro gyra etc...).
The bass and high are enough, the mid is horrible, please any advices for mid drivers?
Thank you.
Konstantin.
I just bought the GLC300 Coupe. I didnt like the sound system, not the stock nor the Burmeister too.
Did someone the speakers upgrade? im a live concert music fan (as Yanni, Dream theatre, Spyro gyra etc...).
The bass and high are enough, the mid is horrible, please any advices for mid drivers?
Thank you.
Konstantin.
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There is a good article about 12-18 months ago with recommended speakers, incl wiring and clearance issues I think.
It was also recommended to use speakers for a few months to bed them in so they freed up and adjusted to car and your music.
You might find they are ‘warmer’ and the mids are improved ?
It was also recommended to use speakers for a few months to bed them in so they freed up and adjusted to car and your music.
You might find they are ‘warmer’ and the mids are improved ?
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This is from another forum heavyweight who helped another owner. His posts are excellent.
Try searching this forum under GLC speakers - you will get lots to review from various models, E, C and other classes too.
Try searching this forum under GLC speakers - you will get lots to review from various models, E, C and other classes too.
Actually - the Standard System for what it is - is not that bad in my opinion.
There is a German car audio company - Fischer - that under their Match and Helix line - allow you to piggy back a adapter cable into the head unit output - which in turn get's processed by their DSP to drive their amp... they have one small "micro - amp" that works pretty slick - real pro-struff.
You can cruise the W205 forum - where there is more discussion - you would go DSP/Amp - add crossovers in the front doors - use the crossover to *** front tweeters in the mirror triangles - your choice to add a sub-in the-truck.
Good hunting.
The "good" news - you can pull that stuff and move it forward to your next one when you want..
There is a German car audio company - Fischer - that under their Match and Helix line - allow you to piggy back a adapter cable into the head unit output - which in turn get's processed by their DSP to drive their amp... they have one small "micro - amp" that works pretty slick - real pro-struff.
You can cruise the W205 forum - where there is more discussion - you would go DSP/Amp - add crossovers in the front doors - use the crossover to *** front tweeters in the mirror triangles - your choice to add a sub-in the-truck.
Good hunting.
The "good" news - you can pull that stuff and move it forward to your next one when you want..
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Found some STEG BZ40A (internet), hope to fing them in Toronto area
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The Stegs alone won't get you where you want to go.... you should check out the Match/Helix/Fischer stuff .. their new US distributor can be helful... the stock equalization is set for the factory speakers... so just a speaker change doesn't really get you to go... speaker upgrade doesn't "unlock" what you want
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Sure - the triangles have "sockets" for either plugin Steg's (note they do not have capacitors on the tweeter/hi-pass) or add MB tweeters from eBay (which have hi-pass capacitors mounted on the tweeter) Steg has "y-cable" avail w/built-in low-pass/door and hi-pass for tweeter - or Aliexpress/eBay has y-adapter cables which are wire only (no cap's).
Again - the factory head unit is configured/equalized for the stock speakers only - it's the head unit equalization + lowest head unit power that "hold you back"..
Again - the factory head unit is configured/equalized for the stock speakers only - it's the head unit equalization + lowest head unit power that "hold you back"..
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Remember that if you use a Y cable you are changing the impedance by wiring in parallel. It may not be a ton, but the correct way to do this is to put a crossover into the mid in the door and extend that wire to the sail panel to attach the tweeter. Not only are you keeping impedance correct - you are adding a crossover that will cut destructive (low) signals from the tweeter and generating a cleaner signal to boot.
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The Steg system has a Y-cable with both low-pass and high-pass filter in it to the doo-speaker/tweeter respectively,
The MB tweeter has a small cap/hi-pass wired into the tweeter connections.
The point is - the stock head unit is equalized/profiled to match the factory speaker system - and the Match/Helix stuff can open up a new door - they have a "VW" 4-channel DSP/amp PP41DSP that you can get a MB adapter cable - and a micro 5-channel M5DSP written up in the W205 forum.
Now Helix also has a self-contained 5-channel amp w/trunk subwoofer 000051419b that could be real/real trick
Keep the beat !
The MB tweeter has a small cap/hi-pass wired into the tweeter connections.
The point is - the stock head unit is equalized/profiled to match the factory speaker system - and the Match/Helix stuff can open up a new door - they have a "VW" 4-channel DSP/amp PP41DSP that you can get a MB adapter cable - and a micro 5-channel M5DSP written up in the W205 forum.
Now Helix also has a self-contained 5-channel amp w/trunk subwoofer 000051419b that could be real/real trick
Keep the beat !
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So I would like to add tweeters in the empty housing. I am not a pro so I would like to know:
1. Can I simply add y splitter and add the factory tweeter?
2. Will I damage anything by doing this?
3. Will the sound suffer due to impedance change? As in, will I get worse sound?
Really just want to fill the higher frequencies for a fuller sound with more clarity. I don't like boomy bass and don't play loud in the car. That's what home HiFi is for imo.
Andy
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1. Can I simply add y splitter and add the factory tweeter?
2. Will I damage anything by doing this?
3. Will the sound suffer due to impedance change? As in, will I get worse sound?
Really just want to fill the higher frequencies for a fuller sound with more clarity. I don't like boomy bass and don't play loud in the car. That's what home HiFi is for imo.
Andy
Here are the items I think I need
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Again - please understand you can "drop in" speakers - but this is "new tech" and not old school audio - the preset equalization of the system will hold you back from any "significant" improvement..
If it was me in your shoes .. reach out to Fischer/Match US - good tech guy there - to get specifics on the correct cables to add their "4-Channel VW Amp/DSP" which can be had for like $200 .. this is the type of direction you need to start in to get somewhere really..
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Match-PP41D...8AAOSw6qda08Y8
If it was me in your shoes .. reach out to Fischer/Match US - good tech guy there - to get specifics on the correct cables to add their "4-Channel VW Amp/DSP" which can be had for like $200 .. this is the type of direction you need to start in to get somewhere really..
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Match-PP41D...8AAOSw6qda08Y8
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Again - please understand you can "drop in" speakers - but this is "new tech" and not old school audio - the preset equalization of the system will hold you back from any "significant" improvement..
If it was me in your shoes .. reach out to Fischer/Match US - good tech guy there - to get specifics on the correct cables to add their "4-Channel VW Amp/DSP" which can be had for like $200 .. this is the type of direction you need to start in to get somewhere really..
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Match-PP41D...8AAOSw6qda08Y8
If it was me in your shoes .. reach out to Fischer/Match US - good tech guy there - to get specifics on the correct cables to add their "4-Channel VW Amp/DSP" which can be had for like $200 .. this is the type of direction you need to start in to get somewhere really..
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Match-PP41D...8AAOSw6qda08Y8
It looks good deal. Just need to get two extra cable PP-ISO 1 and PP-AC 13a, correct?
May I know if this 4 chanel DSP works for 4(Mid) + 2(tweeter) + 1(Sub)?
Thanks.
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Contact Fischer/Match if you are here in the US (or Germany) and ask... normally a 4-channel amp isn't used to drive a separate sub - you use 1FR-Left/1R-Left-1FR-Right-1R-Left - if you bridge 2-channels to 1-mono for a sub (if possible) that only leave you 2-channels left - and you won't be able to face between front+rear.. you "sub-out" from the 4-channel to drive a separate mono amp.
The reason I suggest "some" consider the 4-channel amp expansion on non-Burmester - is to open the system up to fresh DSP profiles..
The reason I suggest "some" consider the 4-channel amp expansion on non-Burmester - is to open the system up to fresh DSP profiles..
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